Awards NightApril 29, 2015

THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI

COLLEGE OF

Arts and

Letters

A Message from Dean Mosera

We celebrate the success of some of our brightest, most dedicated students tonight, and we honor their parents and supporters, faculty advisors, mentors, teachers and others who have influenced these talented individuals. We are also here to reflect, to remember, to think about the future. What are the lessons we have learned during these years at Southern Miss? How can we improve, enhance and upgrade our skills and practices to ensure future achievement and success? Are we each giving all we can to make sure we are successful in finding our “next step,” connecting with a work and civic life of which we can be proud?

The students whose names are contained within these pages represent each academic unit’s recognition of the extraordinary talent, commitment and hard work of its students. These students will go on to be leaders, political movers and shakers, supporters of the arts and education, and pillars of civic pride and responsibility. We know we will see each of them again at Alumni Association meetings, at athletic events, in public lectures and at artistic performances. We hope to see them again one day, sitting in the audience while their own children are recognized on the stage.

Congratulations all, and thank you for taking Southern Miss to the TOP!

Steven R. Moser, DeanCollege of Arts and LettersApril 29, 2015

Schedule of Eventsa

Welcome from the Dean Dr. Steven R. Moser

Introduction of Guest Speaker Dr. Jeanne Gillespie

Guest SpeakerAmelia Steadman McGowan, PLLC

BA in History, International Studies and Spanish (2006)

Recognition of Student Awardees Dr. Steven R. Moser

Outstanding Student Awards Dr. Steven R. Moser

Conclusion

About Tonight’s Speakera

Amelia Steadman McGowan is a Hattiesburg native and a proud graduate of The University of Southern Mississippi, where she received degrees in history (international studies) and Spanish in 2006. At Southern Miss, she was active in the Honors College, English Language Institute, Indian Students’ Association and Phi Alpha Theta History Honors Society. Amelia’s academic career then took her to Tulane University in New Orleans, where she graduated in December 2009 with a J.D. and an M.A. in Latin American studies.

Amelia currently works as the managing attorney for Refugee and Immigration Services at Catholic Charities – Diocese of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, where she has worked since March 2015. Her work focuses on a number of U.S. immigration law issues, including removal (deportation) defense, asylum claims, family-based petitions and naturalization. Before that time, she ran her own law practice focusing on immigration law cases and worked as a staff attorney for the American Civil Liberties Union of Mississippi.

Anthropology and Sociologya

Shann M.M. Winn Outstanding Anthropology Student of the YearAmy Ball

Sociology Student of the Year Sarah Bullard

Irmgard H. Wolfe Award for Best Graduate Paper in AnthropologyShalonda Collins

Lambda Alpha Award for Best Undergraduate Paper in AnthropologyCaitlyn Burkes

Alpha Kappa Delta Award for Best Undergraduate Paper in SociologyRyan Green

Christine Nguyen

Anthropology and Sociology Outstanding Service AwardKori Armstrong

Emmalea GombergChristine Nguyen

Art and Designa

Student of Achievement for Art BFA: Drawing and PaintingSophie Brenneman

Student of Achievement for Art BFA: Graphic DesignMichael Norris

Student of Achievement for Art BFA: SculptureMichael Bunales

Student of Achievement for Art BAAnna McDonald

Communication Studiesa

Communication Studies Department Service AwardAustin Allen

Don George Award for Academic ExcellenceNicolet Hopper

Andrew Wade Johnson

Elliot and Bonnie Pood ScholarshipCrystal Iwuoha

Alexandria Phipps

Siltanen-Hosman ScholarshipRebecca Wilson

Susan Mallon Ross Award for Outstanding Service to The University of Southern Mississippi Speaking Center

Austin Allen

Dancea

Outstanding FreshmanCassidy Simmons

Outstanding SophomoreReanna Martinez

Outstanding JuniorSamantha Russell

Outstanding SeniorTaylor Krupp

Outstanding Dance EducatorMolly Howel

Englisha

Bahr Award for Best Undergraduate EssayNatalie Griner

Howard and Helen Bahr AwardNatalie Griner

Wilbur and Polly Stout Undergraduate Research AwardNatalie Griner

Megan Wilkinson

Graduate Teaching AwardAlli Tharp

James Sims Award for Best Graduate Student EssayAlli Tharp

Howard and Helen Bahr Graduate Research AwardAlli Tharp

Linwood Orange Graduate Essay AwardCharles “Hunter” Joplin

Howard and Helen Bahr Graduate Research AwardAnnette BoehmOlivia Bushardt

Sreerupa Sengupta

Garth Avant Fiction AwardScott Wood

Joan Johnson Award in FictionSara Lewis

Joan Johnson Award in PoetryAllison Campbell

Ben Mounger Rawls AwardChristina Rothenbeck

Janet Sims AwardMadison Etheridge

Mary Maude Jordan AwardKellie Herrington

Wilbur and Polly Stout AwardMeredith Dyer-McPhail

Ashley Felder

Florence Burrow Pope AwardJeanette DeVeer

Shannon O’Hara and Henry Mackaman AwardAlison BeesonSarah Moseley

Howard Bahr Undergraduate Achievement AwardChamara Moore

Foreign Languages and Literaturesa

Outstanding Student in ClassicsBelen Plaza-Gainza

Outstanding Student in FrenchCraig Smith

Outstanding Student in GermanSean D. Murphy

Outstanding Student in SpanishNathaniel Smith

Historya

John E. Wallace AwardErin Wallen

Graduate Student Teaching AwardDennis Cowles

Phi Alpha Theta AwardSamantha Taylor

Dr. Kenneth G. McCarty History ScholarshipTaylor Vines

Treadwell Davis AwardD’Lexus Harvey

Outstanding Student Teacher AwardMicah Mills

Outstanding Senior in International StudiesConnor Miller

John E. Gonzales Senior AwardAmy Myers

Claudia E. Fike ScholarshipJoycelyn McDavid

Russell Miller Memorial ScholarshipJohn Rimann

John E. Gonzales Undergraduate ScholarshipJulia Sieben

Jay Washam Memorial ScholarshipSamantha Taylor

Lamar Powell History Graduate ScholarshipSamantha Taylor

Interdisciplinary Studiesa

Outstanding SeniorKayla Lee

Outstanding UnderclassmanSavannah Lacoste

Outstanding Future LeaderBrian Hartfield

Mass Communication and Journalisma

Donald M. Dana Sr. Advertising Award Chasity Lowe

GodwinGroup Advertising AwardEmily Radcliffe

GodwinGroup Public Relations AwardMercey Livingston

Parnell McKay Sr. Photojournalism AwardKathleen Dearman

Outstanding Academic Achievement AwardQuinn Mackey

Outstanding Senior in Broadcast JournalismWilton Jackson II

Outstanding Senior in FilmJerson Ambion

Outstanding Senior in News-EditorialKathryn Miller

Outstanding Senior in Media ProductionJonathan McNair

Outstanding Senior in Recording Industry ManagementConnor Holland

Outstanding Senior in Recording Industry Production Joel Gallaspy

WUSM-FM Top Student AwardRebecca Huddleston

Top Master’s Student AwardJohn Gibb

Top PhD Student Award/Top Graduate Student TeacherWillie Tubbs

Military Sciencea

Army Superior Cadet Decoration Award MS IJacob Siebert

Army Superior Cadet Decoration Award MS IIMyisha Stapleton

Army Superior Cadet Decoration Award MS IIIJohn Fulcher

Army Superior Cadet Decoration Award MS IVJames Williamson

Musica

Presser AwardMarc Rivet

Philosophy and Religiona

Outstanding Undergraduate Student in PhilosophyNatalie Griner

Outstanding Undergraduate Student in ReligionMichael Thornton

Forrest Wood Essay Contest, First PlaceNatalie Griner

Forrest Wood Essay Contest, Second PlaceDylan Kittrell

Forrest Wood ScholarshipMegan Holcomb

Dylan KittrellAnthony Woods

Clayton Sullivan ScholarshipAndrew C. Chism

Karen Shaffer

Political Science, International Development and International

Affairsa

William H. Hatcher Award for Political TheoryDenman Mims

Political Science Undergraduate Student of the YearDruanna Mozingo

Political Science Graduate Student of the YearChristopher Dixon

Ronald G. Marquardt Memorial for AcademicsRiane Manning

Ronald G. Marquardt Memorial Award for ServiceHaley Beasley

Mark Klinedinst Distinguished Graduate AwardErin Wingerter

The Atley Graham Memorial ScholarshipMorgan Mabry

Theatrea

Outstanding FreshmanElla Embry

Outstanding SophomoreLisa Malloy

Outstanding JuniorAnnalee Richards

Outstanding SeniorKaylyn Kriaski

Outstanding Graduate StudentMatthew J. Morris

AA/EOE/ADAI